A Look Back at a Summer in Geneva and Provence
Every summer, students across Duke leave from Durham to spend their summers around the globe. Many of these students participate in summer programs through Duke's Global Education Office.
Markets & Management Studies co-sponsors two global education summer courses available to MMS students, Duke in Provence, and Duke in Geneva. Duke in Provence is co-led by MMS Associate Director Deb Reisinger and Duke in Geneva is co-led by MMS Director Martha Reeves. To learn more about these and other programs, visit Duke's Global Education Fair on Tuesday, October 10th from 11am to 2pm.
Take a look at some of what students experienced during their global education courses.
Duke in Provence students work part-time in an accredited internship based on their skills and interests in Aix-en-Provence and its surrounding area. An immersive experience designed to support students as they develop the knowledge and skills required to work in a cross-cultural environment, students receive close individual follow-up with both program faculty and the interning entity. Excursions to Nice and site visits to Marseille and Provence’s villages complement the program, introducing students to the history, art, and cultural practices of Provence.
Students in this year's cohort lived in an 18th-century farmhouse with the owners during their time in the program.
Two students from the program, Jax Nalley and Katie Hamilton, are seen here with their colleagues at EurasiaNet.
EurasiaNet is a French NGO in Marseille that promotes international cooperation in the education, intercultural and environmental fields through youth exchanges in Europe and Asia.
Twenty-three Duke students traveled to Geneva, Switzerland this summer where they learned about global business and the intersection between economics and ethics in global development.
Geneva provides a relevant location in which to study both the character and practice of international business and its impact on global issues of human rights, ecological protection, disarmament and economic development. Field trips were organized to several international organizations and United Nation Agencies including The World Trade Organization, The International Labour Office, The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and United Nations Europe.
In addition to learning about development through field trips and class discussions, students enjoyed social gatherings, including barbecues and wine tastings.
